Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower on a lightly tested market. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.69/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$133.69

15 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	140.76	799	11thin
Medium and Large 3	639	114.25	730	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.51/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

133.69

—

AL average14 barns · 1,052 hd

152.66

−18.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,544	95.94	1,481	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	86.88	938	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	82.66	1,177	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	71.64	683	43

Every lot, as filed

37 lots · USDA AMS · Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	149.60/cwt	147.00–157.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.49/cwt	122.00–127.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	690.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	745.83/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,482.14/cwt	1,450.00–1,525.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	930.88/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,128.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	50
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	490.00/cwt	440.00–540.00	—	22
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	587.50/cwt	575.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	927.78/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	808.75/cwt	800.00–835.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	63.08/cwt	60.00–64.00	566	13
Bulls	—	—	1,560	106.46/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,661	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	85.41/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,258	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	86.88/cwt	84.00–89.00	938	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	73.02/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,055	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	83.46/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,239	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,226	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	72.63/cwt	69.00–74.00	641	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	80.05/cwt	79.00–82.00	911	11

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Tue Mar 8, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 193Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 21Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 229Last week 28Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower on a lightly tested market. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
2	—	628	110.00–117.00	113.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	147.00–157.00	149.60
4	—	578	140.00–145.00	141.23
2	—	708	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
2	—	588	122.00–127.00	124.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–700.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–600.00	587.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–950.00	927.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–835.00	808.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	700.00–775.00	745.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,482.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	850.00–975.00	930.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,128.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	440.00–540.00	490.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	898	60.00–64.00	63.08
19	—	883	69.00–74.00	72.63
11	—	1,138	79.00–82.00	80.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,080	84.00–89.00	86.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	72.00–74.00	73.02
2	—	1,485	82.00–85.00	83.46
2	—	1,340	91.00–92.00	91.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	106.00–107.00	106.46
1	—	1,795	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,473	82.00–87.00	85.41

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle